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Find the points of discontinuity for the following functions: (i) f(z) = (z+z+0)/(z+7) (ii) g(z) = (z2−4)/(z-1) (iii) h(z) = (z+2)(z+1)/(z+2)

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Okay, sucess, let's break this down like we're drawing a picture!

Imagine you're drawing a line on a piece of paper without lifting your pencil. If you have to lift your pencil because there's a hole or a break in your drawing, that's a point of discontinuity.

For math problems with fractions, these breaks usually happen when the bottom part of the fraction (the denominator) becomes zero, because you can't divide by zero!

Let's find where each of these functions "breaks":

1) Function (i): f(z)=(z+z+0)/(z+7)f(z) = (z+z+0)/(z+7)

  1. Simplify the function.

    f(z)=(2z)/(z+7)f(z) = (2z)/(z+7)

  2. Find where the bottom part is zero.

    z+7=0z+7 = 0
    z=−7z = -7

    • The point of discontinuity for f(z)f(z) is z = -7.

    2) Function (ii): g(z)=(z2−4)/(z−1)g(z) = (z²-4)/(z-1)

  3. Find where the bottom part is zero.

    z−1=0z-1 = 0
    z=1z = 1

    • The point of discontinuity for g(z)g(z) is z = 1.

    3) Function (iii): h(z)=(z+2)(z+1)/(z+2)h(z) = (z+2)(z+1)/(z+2)

  4. Find where the bottom part is zero.

    z+2=0z+2 = 0
    z=−2z = -2

    Even though you could simplify this function by canceling out (z+2)(z+2) from the top and bottom (making it h(z)=z+1h(z) = z+1), the original function is still undefined at z=−2z = -2 because it would make the denominator zero. So, there's a "hole" in the graph at that point.

    • The point of discontinuity for h(z)h(z) is z = -2.
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